Nigeria does not need to choose between democracy and dictatorship. It needs to remember that it once had something else. In old Ọ̀yọ́, the most powerful man in the empire could be removed with a gift. When the Aláàfin abused his office, the council of the Ọ̀yọ́ Mèsì did not raise an army or rig a vote. They sent him […]
THE LIVING WISDOM OF THE YORUBA: BOOK ONE Pronunciation Guide Yoruba is a tonal language, and the marks over the letters change meaning as much as the letters themselves. This guide is not a substitute for hearing the words spoken. It gives you enough to read the page without stumbling. Word Rough pronunciation Meaning Orí oh-REE Head; the spiritual head […]
At 5am on 7 May 2021, someone at Colonial Pipeline found a ransom note on the company’s IT network. By the end of that day, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States had stopped. All 5,500 miles of it. For 5 days it moved nothing, and petrol stations across the US south-east ran dry. The attackers got in through […]
Why a machine that barely exists yet is already a security problem, and what Africa’s largest economy should do about it in the next five years. Every time you send money on your phone, log in to your bank or open a government portal, a piece of mathematics is quietly protecting you. It is so reliable that most of us […]